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Game: Banjo-Kazzoie: Nuts & Bolts

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Game: 'Mirror's Edge'
This unique first-person game puts you in the shoes of a courier in a futuristic society.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Game: 'Scene It: Box Office Smash'
The "Scene It" movie trivia franchise is back, delivering more fun, family-friendly movie trivia in video game form ... and just in time for holidays.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
Games: 'Guitar Hero: World Tour'
"Guitar Hero" is back, going head-to-head against "Rock Band" with "World Tour," a game that delivers a drum and a mike (all instruments are wireless), and further spices things up with some clever additions.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Game: 'Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess'
If you do want your preschooler to join the fun, this game -- based on the popular children's TV show -- is a safe place to start.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Games: 'Quantum of Solace'
"Quantum of Solace" doesn't rewrite history, but it's better than most recent James Bond video games.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Game: 'Resistance 2'

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
Game: 'Gears of War 2'
"Gears 2" comes with everything fans loved from the first version but in bigger, more polished style.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Game: 'Buzz! Quiz TV'
The "Buzz!" franchise makes a superb debut on the PS3 with "Quiz TV."

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Game: 'Bejeweled Twist'
For longtime "Bejeweled" players, "Twist" takes some getting used to -- but give it a chance.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008
Games: 'Imangi'
This word game isn't one of the fancier game offerings in Apple's App Store, but word-game fanatics are sure to love the way it will twist their brains into some wicked knots.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Games: 'Spider-man: Web of Shadows'
"Web of Shadows" at last delivers the web-slinging adventure that Spider-Man fans have always hoped a video game could provide.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Play this: Far Cry 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Game: 'Rock Revolution'
Konami missed out on the whole plastic-guitar craze, and "Rock Revolution" is a halfhearted attempt to get a piece of the action. I

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008
Games: 'Fallout 3'
Created by the same folks who brought us the superb "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," "Fallout 3" is an open-world role-playing game set in a Washington D.C. some 200 years after a nuclear war.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Game: 'Wario Land: Shake It!'
This is a fairly linear, 2-D running-and-jumping game.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008
Game: 'Fifa Soccer 09'
This game, with its deep set of game modes and customization possibilities, is easily the richest sports game on the market and a must-own for soccer fans.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Games: 'NBA Live 09'
"Live" is doing its best to improve what it has and bust out some new features, but, sadly, everyone seems to be doing the same thing.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008
Games: 'Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility'

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